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CVE-2006-0126

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2006-01-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

rxvt-unicode before 6.3, on certain platforms that use openpty and non-Unix pty devices such as Linux and most BSD platforms, does not maintain the intended permissions of tty devices, which allows local users to gain read and write access to the devices.

Affected Platforms

Rxvt-Unicode Rxvt-Unicode

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References